John Is Taking an Introductory Sociology Class

question 36

Multiple Choice

John is taking an introductory sociology class.As a result,he is conscious of his environment and carefully thinks about what he sees rather than jumping to quick conclusions.He notices a homeless man on his way to class every day.Using his sociological imagination,what might John conclude about this man's circumstances?

• A)John reacts with frustration.He considers the homeless man's situation as a personal problem.The man,obviously,is lazy and chooses not work.
• B)John reacts with indifference.Although he would not make the same choice,the homeless man,obviously,has chosen to live off handouts rather than work.
• C)John reacts with sympathy.He considers the social circumstances that may have drawn the homeless man into poverty.He wonders why so many people are unemployed.He concludes that,being in a period of social change,where globalization and other factors are restructuring our economic lives,the homeless man has lost his housing along with this job.
• D)John is sympathetic and inclined to believe that substance abuse is a disease.The homeless man,obviously,is an alcoholic,but his particular disease-alcoholism- is a personal,not a social,issue.

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